At last, when certain decisions had been made, Mr Heywood adjourned the meeting.
Murphy stood up. He felt better now. He wondered if perhaps he might not be mistaken about the cancer.
“Oh, Murphy.”
“Yes, Mr Heywood?”
“That fellow in your office, that Holton, you think he’s quite efficient?”
“I do.”
“I wonder,” said Mr Heywood hesitantly, “I wonder how he might work out as one of our customers’ men. Dealing with the public, all that sort of thing.”
“He’d probably do that very well.”
“You could afford to lose him?”
“Oh, yes, I think so.”